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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 6, 2020

Longest word
catchup
7 letters
Top scorer
matchup
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
1
C
3
2
1
6
H
1
2
3
M
2
2
1
2
7
P
6
2
8
T
6
1
7
Σ
18
8
3
3
32

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
at 1
C
ca 3ch 3
H
ha 3
M
ma 7
P
pa 5ph 1pu 2
T
ta 5th 2

All 32 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
attach6
camp1
catch5
catchup7
champ5
chap1
chat1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
mahatma7
mama1
mamma5
match5
matcha6
matchuppangram14
math1
pact1
pampa5
papa1
patch5
path1
phat1
puma1
pupa1
tach1
tact1
tamp1
tapa1
taut1
that1
thatch6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.